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Farmers learn soybean and milo crop lessons as the agricultural section highlights upcoming events and practical tips for Friday presentations.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2002
Page
1
Farmers learn soybean and milo crop lessons as the agricultural section highlights upcoming events and practical tips for Friday presentations.
At 11 a.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 9,789.84, rising 77.57 points from the morning opening. The market shows a positive tilt as trading continues.
Tonight skies vary as east clear to partly cloudy and west mostly cloudy with colder air. Lows dip to 5 to 10 above in the northwest and 10 to 20 elsewhere. Friday remains mostly cloudy and cold with a chance of central Kansas flurries and highs from 25 to 30 in the north and around the 30s in the south. Friday night stays mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light snow in the southeast.
A notice pointing readers to The Telegram’s online site www gctelegram com for local news sports and editorials with internet access details. The brief directs readers to visit the Telegram’s web page for current stories and features.
Garden City recorded 2001 sales tax receipts of 4.264 million, down from 4.361 million in 2000, a decline far smaller than feared after ConAgra Beef Co. closure. City officials say tax receipts exceeded projections, leaving more carryover cash for 2002 and easing pressure on the 2003 levy.
In Topeka conservatives unveiled a Tax Me More Fund urging voluntary contributions to state government as a budget stopgap. Governor Graves dismissed the idea as nonsense and urged lawmakers to take the budget crisis seriously while Sen Tim Huelskamp led the press event and pledged a bill next week.
Governor Bill Graves unveiled a rural growth package aimed at revitalizing shrinking counties. The plan includes a $1 million Enterprise Facilitation Program, tax credits for small county retail development, a $750,000 grant to test value-added agriculture credits, and railroad infrastructure tax credits. Critics question sufficiency while supporters praise focus on distressed areas in rural Kansas.
In Topeka a legislative hearing opened debate on a bill to let non US residents seek a Kansas driver’s license if they have a tax ID number. Supporters cite tax and safety concerns while officials warn licenses function as identification beyond driving.
Former Enron auditor David Duncan says Arthur Andersen lawyers drove the document destruction policy. He testified to lawmakers that September discussions and an October memo began the effort to discard records as Enron collapsed. Duncan was fired. Andersen also placed staff on leave and stripped several Houston partners of duties. Lindsey advised on Enron impact, while Bush aides were briefed on the pending inquiry.
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